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Vital Battery Metals Drills 20.5m of 1.21% Cu Including 5.0m of 2.22% Cu at Sting Copper Project
Highlights Strong copper grades from maiden fall 2024 drill program at the Sting Copper Project, western Newfoundland VB24-001: 20.5m at 1.21% Cu including 5.0m
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[{"type":"text","content":" Highlights Strong copper grades from maiden fall 2024 drill program at the Sting Copper Project, western Newfoundland VB24-001: 20.5m at 1.21% Cu including 5.0m at 2.22% Cu and 54.8m at 0.32% Cu* VB24-002: 78.0m at 0.24% Cu including 9.0m at 0.76% Cu VB24-003: 0.50m at 2.85% Cu and 0.50m at 1.92% Cu and 31.1m at 0.27% Cu VB24-004: 2.70m at 0.61% Cu VB24-005: 22.85m at 0.20% Zn including 3.5m at 0.51% Zn and 0.50m at 1.24% Cu and 0.60% Zn and 1.05m at 1.13% Cu and 0.12% Zn and 5.25m at 0.57% Cu VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), is pleased to report assay results from its fall 2024 drilling campaign at the Company’s Sting Copper Project (“Project”), located in western Newfoundland, Canada. A total of 912 meters were drilled in five holes (Figs. 1-2, Table 1), and all assay results have been received and are reported herein. Mineralized intervals of note are summarized in Table 2 and shown in Figure 2. Adrian Lamoureux, Vital’s Chief Executive Officer and President, commented: “These exceptional results confirm the Sting Project’s potential as a high-grade copper deposit and validate Vital’s exploration strategy. The highest ever grade-thickness copper intercepts on this side of the Bay of Islands highlight the opportunity for significant resource development in the region.” Figure 1: Sting Copper Project Location Map Figure 2: Sting Copper Project drilling results overview. Chargeability results at 100m depth from this year’s IP survey are shown in the background. Initial drilling targeted the Jumbo showing, previously reported as 9.0% Cu across 9.1m (Assessment File 012G/08/0002). Key results include: VB24-001: Intersected 54.8m at 0.32% Cu starting at a depth of 27.0m, with higher-grade intervals including six samples (≥0.5m length) ranging from 0.96% to 5.43% Cu. The main mineralized zone, likely extending from the Jumbo showing, begins at 81.8m, yielding 20.5m at 1.21% Cu, with chalcopyrite-rich zones up to 7.12% Cu over 0.5m. VB24-002: Drilled westward under the Jumbo showing, intersecting broad, lower-grade mineralization with 78.0m at 0.24% Cu, including 9.0m at 0.76% Cu. VB24-003 and VB24-004: Targeted a prominent chargeability anomaly to the east. VB24-003 ret...